Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nottingham U23 & Queens Park Rangers U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only two days ago in the Professional Development League. That game was also an away game, at Ipswich U23. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Nottingham U23 form and stats
Last season, Nottingham U23's Premier League Cup journey ended in the group stage.2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League 2 Divison Two numbers at home for Nottingham U23 so far this season. On the other hand, in the Premier League Cup, Nottingham U23 has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses.
The Nottingham supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Norwich City U23 in Premier League 2 Divison Two and win 3-2.
Before that game, the home loss against Fulham U23 with the scoreline 1-2.Nottingham U23 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Impact Arena with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Nottingham U23 have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Queens Park Rangers U23 form and stats
As the visiting team in Professional Development League matches, Queens Park Rangers U23 have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far. Total Premier League Cup statistics for Queens Park Rangers U23: 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Queens Park Rangers U23 are travelling again after losing away to Ipswich U23 in their previous match (2-4).
A loss against Bristol City U23 was the result prior to that, in a Professional Development League home game.Queens have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Queens Park Rangers U23 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have fought earlier this season: Queens Park Rangers U23 - Nottingham U23 6-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Nottingham two wins, three draws and Queens Park Rangers U23 one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Hammond 6 goals | W. Swan 6 goals | J. Larsson 4 goals |
Nottingham U23 missing players
Queens Park Rangers U23 missing players
| Nottingham U23 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 10 | 33 | ||
| 46 | 16 | Conceded | C | 23 | 56 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 32% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | ||
| 11.8 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Middlesbrough U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Nottingham U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 40 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Norwich City U23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Burnley U23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Sunderland U23 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Wolves U23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough U23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cardiff U23 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Ipswich U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Millwall U23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Charlton U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Colchester U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 8 | Watford U23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 10 |
